Festivals, Talent Labs and Dealing with Sales Agents with Writer/Director Graham Hughes

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Today I’m joined by writer/director Graham Hughes.
Graham has directed four feature films and joins us fresh from his latest film ‘hostile dimensions’ premiere screening at this years fright fest film festival, as well as screening at a number of high profile genre festivals since.
We talked about film festivals, getting into them, talent labs and how they worked and some things to look out for when working with a sales agent.
Places to watch Death of a Vlogger
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Vlogger-Graham-Hughes/dp/B088P8GFYC
https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/death-of-a-vlogger
https://www.tvguide.com/movies/death-of-a-vlogger/2030383700/

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Chapter

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Awards, BAFTA, whats Grahams finest moment? (00:00:50)

3. How did Graham do well at Festivals? Graham's festival strategies (00:03:35)

4. Death of a Vlogger (00:05:40)

5. Sales Agent contract (00:06:50)

6. Do festivals make a difference to sales? (00:10:27)

7. Should you try to finish a film for a festival? (00:12:39)

8. Talent Labs (00:14:26)

9. Where can people find Death of a Vlogger (00:17:18)

10. Why found footage? (00:18:13)

11. Starring in your own films (00:23:24)

12. How do you know when you are good in your own film? (00:26:59)

13. What did Graham make of the Cannes Film Festival? (00:28:16)

14. Lessons learned from film distribution? (00:30:59)